St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-08

Totals 449 1913 So. 600. $50
This total is large increase over the
same period of last year.
WANT BETTER LIGHTS.
The following petition received num-
erOus signatures this afternoon when put
in circulation:
To the honorable board of lighthouse COM
missioners of the United States: We the
undersigned vessel owners, agents, masters
and officers of steam and sailing vessels trad
ing to the port of Duluth, would respectfully
state that we are in great need of better
system of lights at the entry to Duluth har-
Dor for the following reasons
FlrSt-It is the only harbor of refuge at or
near the end of Lake Superior with deep
water at Its entry where ships can safely pass
waves without striking on The bottom. This
entry is 200 feet wide and 20 feet deep.
Second-1'hls harbor entry comes directly
in range with the city which forms back
ground rising 500 feet or more, SO that when
vessel is approaching the harbor the lights
of the city are in range with the pier lights.
Many of these lights being red and white the
lights of locomotives make it difficult to dis
tinguish our harbOr lights till we are very
close to them.
Third-The largest fleet comes 10 this port
i'll the fall after wheat cargoes and during
worst weather, when we get severe north
westers. Owing to the long range of Lake
Superior, the heavist sea that makes on the
lake is right here, and owing also to the large
bay or basin in the side harbor, there is a
strong current setting in or out of the entry
below the level of the inside bay, so
that sometimes while the greatest
storms are raging on the lake the current
may be running out of this harbor entry five
or six miles an hour. This current meeting
the waves at the end of the piers makes the
worst kind of sea in storm and masters
or pilots then need the best system of light
the department can obtain. During the lat
forr ri of thn f,,f1, i,
the heavy tonnage on the lakes comes into
this harbor entry on one or more trips and
we most earnestly beg Of you to recommend
the building of a tower at least sixty feet
high on the inner end of the south pier of
this harbor entry and to havo a red and white
flashing light in direct range with the present
light on the outer end of the pier which is
single fixed red light and totally inadequate
to serve as a safe guide to vessels entering the
harbor during stiff northeastern.
Similar petitions were placed before
vesselmen at Buffalo and Cleveland to-
dayand the matter will be vigorously
pushed before the commissioners.
3Sf NEW WAREHOUSES;.
Dunn d IhOmpSOn'S new warehouses
are among the largest at the head of the
lake. The one on the slip is Ill feet
wide. 276 feet long on the water and $50
feet on the railroad track. The house
fronting on Lake avenue is separated
from the other only by double railroad
tracks; is liz feet wide, 266 fee long on
the avenue and 304 feet on the tracks.
The roof is 20 feet from the floor in the
center. These houses with docks will
probably not cost less than $4,000.
nj A HEAVY STORM.
A terrific nOr'-eaStern was blowing all
day and was increasing in violence this
evening, although hard rain has set in
which may have the effect of quieting
the. storm on the lake. Large crowds of
people gathered near the canal to watch
the huge breakers rolling in. The light
house at the end of the pier was at
times completely covered by clouds of
spray. Storm signals are flying and
the vessels in the harbOr are generally
remaining in port until the storm blows
over. The propeller Japan went out i'm
the face of the storm, but vesseimen
generally stamp her departure as q
piece of fOOliShness. A large list of
vessels have arrived some showing
signs of rough usage, but all safe. The
wind is blowing in ''cap-fulls" and some
disasters may be reported tomorrow.
SHINY ATTENDED.
The attendance at the county fair to-
day was small and the storm interfered
with the outside exhibits. The fair will
be continued over Monday and Tuesday
of next week.
REMINDER OF AN ELOPEMENT.
Readers of the GLOBE will remember
the elOpement of A. ID. Brown with Miss
Mary Paul some months ago, and the
subsequent long chase of the father
after the runawayS. Brown was mar